Editing 2814: Perseids Pronunciation
Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.
The edit can be undone.
Please check the comparison below to verify that this is what you want to do, and then save the changes below to finish undoing the edit.
Latest revision | Your text | ||
Line 10: | Line 10: | ||
==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
+ | {{incomplete|Created by a MEATIER SHOWER - Please change this comment when editing this page. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}} | ||
− | This comic references the {{w|Perseids meteor shower}}, which | + | This comic references the {{w|Perseids meteor shower}}, which are active in July and August. There are various ways of pronouncing them, and [[Randall]] gives the obvious ones before the comic spirals into virtual nonsense, or possibly parodies of {{wiktionary|va-jay-jay|common euphemistic replacement word}}. |
− | |||
− | |||
Line 22: | Line 21: | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | ! | + | ! scope="row"| Generally accepted |
| PER-see-ids | | PER-see-ids | ||
− | + | PURSE-yids | |
− | + | | These are the most common pronunciations. | |
− | |||
− | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | ! | + | ! scope="row"| Also heard sometimes |
| Per-SEE-ids | | Per-SEE-ids | ||
− | + | Per-SAY-ids | |
− | + | | These are also considered acceptable. | |
− | |||
− | | | ||
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
|- | |- | ||
− | | PER-suds | + | ! scope="row"| Generally frowned on |
− | | | + | |Per-SIDES |
+ | Per-ZAY-uds | ||
+ | PER-suds | ||
+ | | These are not very correct, but better than below | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | ! | + | !scope="row"| Definitely wrong |
| Perky-ids | | Perky-ids | ||
− | | | + | | Calling them Perky seems likely to be an attempt to be dirty. |
|- | |- | ||
+ | !scope="row"| Definitely wrong | ||
| Pewpewpews | | Pewpewpews | ||
− | | | + | | This is referential to lasers, which are known for their "pewpewpew" sounds. However, meteors are most definitely not lasers{{citation needed}}. |
|- | |- | ||
+ | !scope="row"| Definitely wrong | ||
| Per-say-says | | Per-say-says | ||
− | | This is a tradition of rhyming lazy/cute slang, like referring to the | + | | This is a tradition of rhyming lazy/cute slang, like referring to the female reproductive part as va-jay-jay. |
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
|- | |- | ||
+ | !scope="row"| Definitely wrong | ||
| Percies Purps | | Percies Purps | ||
− | | | + | | Seems largely akin to nicknaming it "Percy" and making it possessive - "Percy's" - but doing it incorrectly to match the spelling. Purps is close to Perps, a short slang form of Perpetrator (generally the person responsible for a crime). Percy's Purps sounds like a group name for a crime-committing gang led by Percy. |
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
|- | |- | ||
+ | !scope="row"| Definitely wrong | ||
| Pepsids Peeps | | Pepsids Peeps | ||
− | | Together, | + | | Pepsids seems to refer to Pepcid, an antacid, but misspelled to match the original word. Peeps are shorebirds that are impossible to identify (for example, {{w|Least Sandpiper}}). See {{w|stints}}. But more likely either a reference to the Peep, a spongy candy shaped and decorated like baby chickens, or the slang for "people", particularly a group that the speaker identifies with, "my peeps". Together, this could mean a group of people who bond over needing antacids. |
|} | |} | ||
− | The title text mentions how "meteor" sounds like "meatier," {{w|Homophone|although the meanings are completely different}} | + | The title text mentions how "meteor" sounds like "meatier," {{w|Homophone|although the meanings are completely different}}. |
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
Line 99: | Line 82: | ||
::Pewpewpews | ::Pewpewpews | ||
::Per-say-says | ::Per-say-says | ||
− | ::Percies Purps | + | ::Percies |
− | ::Pepsids Peeps | + | ::Purps |
+ | ::Pepsids | ||
+ | ::Peeps | ||
{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} |